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About Pura Village

Pura is a small village in Thikri tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 56 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares.

Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Thikri
Area (hectares) 294 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 56
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Pura compares

By the 2011 count Pura is the 48th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Pura

Pura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pura from other places

Pura lies about 65 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 38 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pura
Nearest town Khargone 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Thikri 32 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 38 km
District headquarters Barwani 65 km

Villages closest to Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thikri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pura

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura village had a population of 110. That makes it the 48th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Pura village has 56 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Pura covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pura falls under Thikri tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura is Hathi gate station, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pura.

Pura is about 65 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura is in Thikri tehsil of Barwani district. Khargone is about 16 km away. Thikri is about 32 km away. Hathi gate station is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anantpura (under 2 km), Chainpura (under 2 km) and Karamatpura (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pura today is likely to be higher.

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